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Keys, or How To Get Around in a Modal Editor
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This editor is a mode-based editor. When you are in command mode (the
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default mode), there are a number of valid commands that may be entered.
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Command mode may be entered at any time by pressing the ESC key.
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When in insert mode, text may be entered. Insert mode is entered via a
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number of different commands, and is indicated by a larger cursor (see
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"set insertcursortype" in cmd.hlp ). While in insert mode, the following
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keys are valid:
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UP,DOWN,LEFT,RIGHT (arrow keys) - move about through text
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SHIFT_UP,SHIFT_DOWN,SHIFT_LEFT,SHIFT_RIGHT,
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SHIFT_HOME, SHIFT_END - select text
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CTRL_R - start text selection
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CTRL_DEL - delete current line
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SHIFT_DEL - delete selected region
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CTRL_INS - paste before current position
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SHIFT_INS - paste after before current position
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PAGEUP, PAGEDOWN - move up/down a page in the text
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ENTER - start a new line
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HOME, END - move to the start/end of the current line
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BS, DELETE - delete character
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TAB, SHIFT-TAB - move up/back to the next/previous tab stop
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CTRL_T,CTRL_D - move up/back to the next/previous shift-
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width stop.
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CTRL_Q,CTRL_V - generates the character representing the
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the next key typed
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As well, keys may be defined to perform macros, see the map command in
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cmd.hlp.
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Valid Commands
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The following commands may be entered while in command mode. Some commands
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may be prefixed by a repeat count (these are prefixed with a '*'). When
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entering a repeat count, a window pops up indicating the number you
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are typing.
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Text Marks
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Text marks are used to memorize a point in text that you may want to return
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to later. Each file may have up to 26 marks in it (identified via the
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letters 'a' through 'z').
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m? - allows setting of mark ?.
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'? - move to start of line with mark ?.
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`? - move to mark ?.
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A special case of mark setting, "m!", clears the marks on the current
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line.
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`` and '' take you to the last position you were at before you used a
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non-linear movement command (',`,?,/,G, and a :n command).
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So, if you are at (5,10) and type /foo, pressing `` will first move
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you back to (5,10). Pressing `` again will move you to the occurance of
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foo, since the previous `` command was a non-linear movement command.
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Text may be modified using marks, see "Text Manipulation".
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One special character that may follow the "m" is a ".". This puts
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the editor in memorize mode (see the '.' command later on).
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Text Buffers
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There are a number of text save buffers available. There are 9 default
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buffers that text is placed into when it is deleted/yanked. The current
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buffer may be selected using function keys, the defaults are to have
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SHIFT_F5-SHIFT_F12 select buffers 1-8. When a buffer is selected,
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information about its contents is displayed in the message window.
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When text is yanked/deleted into the current buffer, the contents of the
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the buffers is cascaded forward from the current buffer into the next one,
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with the last buffer losing its contents.
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Text may be yanked/deleted into a specific buffer by typing "[1-9] before
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the appropriate command. As well, the are 26 static buffers that may
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be used, 'a'-'z'. When text is yanked/deleted into a static buffer,
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it remains there for the life of the editing session (or until replaced).
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To retrieve the contents of a buffer, use:
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p - place contents of current buffer after current position
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P - place contents of current buffer before current position
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Without a "? prefix, these commands retrieve the contents of the current
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buffer.
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To execute the contents of a buffer, as if the contents were typed from the
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keyboard, use the @ command (see below).
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Text Search
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/ - enter a search string to search for from current position forwards
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? - enter a search string to search for from current position backwards
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n - repeat last search command, in the direction of the last search
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N - repeat last search command, in the opposite direction of the last search
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The following keys are recognized while typing a search string:
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CTRL_O - insert current command after current line in file
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ALT_O - insert current command before current line in file
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CTRL_W - adds current word in file to command string
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CTRL_L - adds current line in file to command string
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TAB - try to file name complete on the current string. There are two
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methods:
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1) FileComplete2 NOT set:
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The first match is completed, and a window with possible
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choices is displayed. Subsequent presses of TAB will
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scroll forward through the list of possible matches, and
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pressing SHIFT_TAB will scroll backwards through the
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list of possible matches
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2) FileComplete2 set:
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As much of the file name that can be completed is, and
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a window is displayed with possible matches. This window
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can be scrolled through by using UP/PAGEUP and DOWN/PAGEDOWN.
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Pressing TAB again will cause no result until additional
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characters (helping to uniquely identify the file name) are
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entered.
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ALT_TAB - command completion. Looks backwards through history for
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first command starting with what is entered. Subsequent
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presses of ALT_TAB get the 2nd last command, and so on
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UP - scroll forwards through command history
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DOWN - scroll backwards through command history
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RIGHT - move cursor right through command
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LEFT - move cursor left through command
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CTRL_END- delete to end of command line
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END - move to end of command line
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HOME - move to start of command line
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INSERT - toggle text insertion/overstrike mode
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DELETE - delete character
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ENTER - process current command
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ESC - cancel current command
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Text Insertion
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A - append text at end of line
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a - append text after current character
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I - insert text at start of line
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i - insert text at current character
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O - open a new line above current line and begin text insertion
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o - open a new line below current line and begin text insertion
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Text Replacement
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R - overtype on current line starting at current character
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*r? - replace current character with ?
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Character Deletion
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D - delete rest of characters on line
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*X - delete previous character
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*x - delete current character
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Text Movement 1
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*| - move column specified by repeat count
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`? - moves to specific mark position (line and column)
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'? - move to start of line with mark specified by ? (see Text Marks)
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% - moves to matching brace or other defined match strings
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$ - move to end of line
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^ - move to first non-white space on line
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*; - repeat last f,F,t,T movement
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*, - reverse last f,F,t,T movement
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0 - move to start of line
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*B - move backward to start of (space delimited) previous word
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*b - move backward to start of previous word
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*E - move to the end of the next (space delimited) word.
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*e - move the the end of the next word
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*F? - move backward to character ? on current line
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*f? - move forward to character ? on current line
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*h - move left one character (also cursor left)
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*j - move down one line (also cursor down)
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*k - move down up line (also cursor up)
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*l - move right one character (also cursor right)
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*T? - move backward to after character ? on current line
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*t? - move forward to before character ? on current line
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*W - move forward to next (space delimited) word
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*w - move forward to next word
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Text Manipulation
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The following commands manipulate text using the commands in
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Text Movement 1 (TM1), using search commands ?,/,n,N, or
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using an 'r' (uses selected region)
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*c? - change characters. If ? is from TM1, then text is deleted from
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the current cursor position to movement position, and then
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insert mode is entered. ? can also be a c, which causes
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a change of the current line.
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*d? - delete characters. If ? is from TM1, then text is deleted from
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the current cursor position to movement position.
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? can also be a d, which causes deletion of current line.
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dd may be prefixed with a repeat count. As well, d may be
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prefixed by "?, which causes deleted text to be placed
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in the buffer ?. Without such a prefix, deleted text is
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placed into the current buffer.
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*y? - yank characters. If ? is from TM1, then text is yanked from
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the current cursor position to movement position.
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? can also be a y, which causes yanking of current line.
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yy may be prefixed with a repeat count. As well, y may be
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prefixed by "?, which causes yanked text to be placed
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in the buffer ?. Without such a prefix, yanked text is placed
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into the current buffer.
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*!? - filter - takes lines, runs them through a specified dos command
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(the command must take input from standard in and put its output
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to standard out) and replaces the lines with the output of the
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the dos command.
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*>? - shift characters - shifts data ShiftWidth characters to the right.
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? may be from TM1 (commands for movement from line to line only).
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As well, >> may be used to shift the current line.
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*<? - shift characters - shifts data ShiftWidth characters to the left.
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? may be from TM1 (commands for movement from line to line only).
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As well, << may be used to shift the current line.
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*~? - toggle case of characters. If ? is from TM1, then text is toggled
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from the current cursor position to movement position.
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? can also be a ~, which causes toggling of current line.
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~~ may be prefixed with a repeat count.
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Text Movement 2
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*G - go to line specified by the repeat count. No repeat count sends
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you to the end of the file.
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*H - go to line at the top of the current file window.
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M - go to the line in the middle of the current file window.
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*L - go to the line at the bottom of the current file window.
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*^B - move backwards a page (also PAGEUP)
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*^D - move down 1/2 page. If a number is typed, then that many lines
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is moved down from then on.
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*^E - expose one more line below the current screen, leaving the cursor
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where it is if possible.
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*^F - move forward a page (also PAGEDOWN)
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*^Y - expose one more line above the current screen, leaving the cursor
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where it is if possible.
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*^N - move to next line
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*^P - move to previous line
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*^U - move up 1/2 page. If a number is typed, then that many lines
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is moved up from then on.
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ENTER - move to start of next line
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- - move to start of previous line
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+ - move to start of next line
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Misc. Commands
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@? - causes buffer ? (a-z or 1-9) to be executed as if the contents
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of the buffer were being typed at the keyboard. Special characters
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\e,\n, and \x are allowed (see :map in cmd.hlp).
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* z? - causes the current screen to be redrawn, with the current line
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moved as follows:
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? = ENTER - top of screen
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? = . - center of screen
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? = - - bottom of screen
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if z is preceded by a count, then that line becomes the current
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line.
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C - change characters to end of line
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* J - join the next line to the current line
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Q - enter EX mode; see cmd.hlp
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* S - substitute lines with text
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* Y - yank lines
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^C - quit editor (with a verification prompt if files have been modified)
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^G - display information about the current file
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^L - redraw screen
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^V - display current version
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^X - display hex value of character under cursor
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ALT_W - activate individual file menu
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ALT_X - insert a single character, using its numeric representation
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(replacement for ALT-numeric keypad). Either enter a decimal
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number or a hex number (preceded by an 'x', eg x4c )
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* ^DEL - delete lines
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^] - go to the tag given by the current word. (see 'tag' in cmd.hlp)
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F1 - move forward through file list to next file
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F2 - move backwards through file list to previous file
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: - enter a command line (see cmd.hlp)
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. - repeat last command that changed text. It is also possible to
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memorize more than just one command for '.', using memorize
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mode. Type "m." and the editor enters memorize mode, until
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you press "." to end it. Anything that you type while in
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memorize mode will be repeated when you press ".".
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Text Selection
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Once text selection has been started, any movement commands add to
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the selected region. The selected region may be cleared by
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pression the ESC key.
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^R - start a selection region, if not started. if region
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is selected, cancel selected region
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SHIFT_UP - start selection (if not already started) and move up
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SHIFT_DOWN - start selection (if not already started) and move down
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SHIFT_LEFT - start selection (if not already started) and move left
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SHIFT_RIGHT - start selection (if not already started) and move right
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SHIFT_DEL - delete selected region
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SHIFT_INS - paste last deleted area after current position
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CTRL_INS - paste last deleted area before current position
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_ - simulates right mouse click.
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